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Zapscape KVM Flaw Lets Guest VMs Seize Host Root

Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim closed out his KVM escape trilogy today with Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561), and this time he shipped the whole thing. …

Linux —— Jul 8, 2026 2 min read

A privilege-escalation flaw that has quietly sat inside the Linux kernel since 2011 has finally been…

Linux —— Jul 6, 2026 2 min read

A single line of code merged into the Linux kernel back in 2007 sat quietly for…

Linux —— Jul 6, 2026 3 min read

A working exploit for a Linux kernel vulnerability that hands any logged-in user a root shell…

Linux —— May 31, 2026 4 min read

A security researcher has disclosed a Linux local privilege escalation — dubbed CIFSwitch — that lets…

Linux —— May 21, 2026 3 min read

The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has released the full advisory for CVE-2026-46333, a logic flaw…

Linux —— May 20, 2026 4 min read

A working proof-of-concept exploit for a new Linux kernel privilege escalation bug called PinTheft went public…

Linux —— May 15, 2026 3 min read

A logic flaw sitting quietly in the Linux kernel since at least 2020 — possibly longer…

Linux —— May 13, 2026 4 min read

Linux administrators have barely had time to recover from Copy Fail and Dirty Frag — and…

Linux —— Apr 23, 2026 2 min read

A newly disclosed vulnerability in a near-universal Linux component has handed any local, unprivileged user the…